Basketball Game Preview: Viera Hawks vs. West Shore Wildcats

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Previous 6 Games

12/14/22 - Away	76-42 W
01/14/22 - Home	40-22 W
01/06/21 - Away	54-27 W
01/28/20 - Home	42-28 W
11/19/18 - Home	42-20 W
11/20/17 - Away	48-27 W

Viera has gone 6-0 against West Shore recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Viera Hawks just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the West Shore Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Viera will be strutting in after a win while West Shore will be coming in after a defeat.

Viera is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Eau Gallie to the tune of 68-31 on Wednesday. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 21 points or more this season.

Demi Reck and Laali Franco were among the main playmakers for Viera as the former posted 19 points and the latter had 14 points. Another player making a difference was Viviana Russell, who put up nine points.

Meanwhile, West Shore was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were outmatched by Space Coast and fell 57-10. The match marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Viera will have to keep a close watch on Emily Marshall and Evangeline Trazzera, a pair of players who had a big impact on West Shore's prior game. Marshall posted two points and 11 rebounds, while Trazzera earned five points and seven rebounds. With that strong performance, Marshall is now averaging an impressive 8.1 rebounds per game.

West Shore's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Viera, they moved to 8-6 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.

Everything came up roses for Viera against West Shore in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, as the team secured a 76-42 win. Does Viera have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Shore turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.